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May 15, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 15, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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Please note: This early Spelling Bee result has been re­con­struct­ed from partial records. We feel reason­ably confident about the data below but cannot guar­an­tee perfect accuracy.
center letter ACEHKNY
Spelling Bee for May 15, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter E: July 4, 2020
Center letter C: November 28, 2019
Center letter N: May 11, 2019

words: 160
score: 675 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 26
C x 43
E x 6
H x 25
K x 32
N x 14
Y x 14

4L x 54
5L x 50
6L x 37
7L x 12
8L x 5
9L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 10 6 9 1 - - 26
C 10 11 13 5 2 2 43
E 4 1 - 1 - - 6
H 10 9 4 2 - - 25
K 9 14 7 2 - - 32
N 5 5 2 1 1 - 14
Y 6 4 2 - 2 - 14
tot 54 50 37 12 5 2 160

debut appearances 31

HACKNEY

word       length      
CHACHACHA 9
CHAYKHANA 9
CHAKACHA 8
CYNANCHE 8
NECKACHE 8
YAKAYAKA 8
YAKAYAKE 8
AKHYANA 7
CACHACA 7
CANNACH 7
CAYENNE 7 debut
CHANCEY 7
CYANEAN 7
ENHANCE 7 debut
HACKNEY 7 perfect pangram, debut
HYAENAE 7
KACHCHA 7
KHANKAH 7
NANKEEN 7 allowed elsewhere
ACHENE 6
ACHKAN 6
AENACH 6
AKANYE 6
AKEAKE 6
AKEKEE 6
ANANCY 6
ANANKE 6
AYEAYE 6
CANCAN 6 debut
CANCHA 6
CANNAE 6
CAYCAY 6
CHACHA 6
CHANCE 6 debut
CHANCY 6 debut
CHANNA 6
CHAYAH 6
CHENNA 6
CHHANA 6
CHHENA 6
CHYACK 6
HACKEE 6
HYAENA 6
HYCEAN 6
HYENAE 6
KAKKAK 6
KANAKA 6
KEHAYA 6
KHAKAN 6
KHANKA 6
KHENNA 6
KNACKY 6
NANNAN 6
NAYAKA 6
YANKEE 6
YEEHAH 6
ACANA 5
ACENE 5
ACKEE 5
ACKEY 5
AKENE 5
ANANA 5
CACHE 5 debut
CACKY 5
CAECA 5
CAKEY 5 allowed elsewhere
CANNA 5 allowed elsewhere
CANNY 5 debut
CHACK 5
CHANA 5
CHANK 5
CHAYA 5
CHEKA 5
EKAHA 5
HACEK 5
HACKY 5
HAKEA 5
HANCE 5
HANCH 5
HANKY 5 debut
HAYEY 5
HENNA 5 debut
HYENA 5 debut
KACHA 5
KAHKE 5
KAKKE 5
KANEH 5
KANNA 5
KANNY 5
KAYAK 5 debut
KECAK 5
KEHYA 5
KHAEN 5
KHANA 5
KHAYA 5
KNACK 5 debut
KYACK 5
NAKEN 5
NAKEY 5
NANNA 5
NANNY 5 debut
NAYAK 5
YACCA 5
YAKKA 5
YAKKY 5
YANCE 5
ACCA 4
ACHA 4
ACHE 4 debut
ACHY 4 debut
ACNE 4 debut
AKEE 4
ANAN 4
ANKH 4 debut
ANNA 4
AYAH 4
CACA 4
CACK 4
CAKE 4 debut
CAKY 4 debut
CANE 4 debut
CANN 4
CANY 4
CECA 4
CHAY 4
CYAN 4 debut
EACH 4 debut
ECKA 4
EKKA 4
ENKA 4
HACK 4 debut
HAEN 4
HAHA 4
HAKA 4 allowed elsewhere
HAKE 4 debut
HANK 4 debut
HAYE 4
HAYK 4
HEKA 4
HEYA 4
KACK 4
KAEN 4
KAKA 4
KANA 4
KAYA 4
KEAK 4
KENA 4
KHAN 4 debut
KYAK 4
NAAN 4 debut
NAKA 4
NAKE 4
NANA 4 debut
NYAH 4
YACK 4
YANA 4
YANK 4 debut
YAYA 4
YEAH 4 debut
YEAN 4

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